Vocational interests of retired YMCA Secretaries

Abstract

Vocational interests of 131 retired and 134 active YMCA general secretaries were measured by the Strong test. No significant differences obtained between 1951 mean standard scores on 15 interest scales for retired and active groups. A tendency for both employed and retired YMCA secretaries to score slightly higher over a 24-year period on the social science teacher and public administrator scale was noted. Retired secretaries had changes in scores on most scales which were numerically less than those for employed secretaries but their 1951 scores were very similar to those of employed secretaries. The observation that M-F scores for groups of older men, both active and retired, tend to be more feminine than those for younger men supports previous findings. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2025 APA, all rights reserved)